People should be banned from smoking e-cigarettes indoors, the World Health
Organisation has suggested, prompting accusations of an overreaction that
could cost lives.

Bans on “candy-like” flavours and tougher rules on advertising to stop
e-cigarettes looking cool are needed to stop children taking up the habit,
the international advisory body says.

The guidance divided public health experts, with some accusing the
organisation of “unnecessary scaremongering and misleading language” over
the potential risks of e-cigarettes, which are gaining popularity in homes,
offices and restaurants around the world. Because e-cigarettes contain no
tobacco, some experts believe that they are a relatively harmless